Re: What beer are you drinking, Spring 2013

A few of the recent Fantomes have been exceedingly smoky for some unknown reason. I picked up a few of the regular saison and haven't really enjoyed this recent batch. Indeed there is a ton of batch (and even bottle variation) as he seems to toss in whatever is on hand when it comes time to brew. This is the first batch I haven't enjoyed, but it's pretty bad IMHO. I didn't pick up any of the printemps, but I don't believe that smokiness is an intentional character.

Re: What beer are you drinking, Spring 2013

It was pretty sparse here. Party Town got 3 cases (after getting 20 cases last year). Most places had a 1 bottle limit - not worth the hunt to me for a bottle/shop. I like Bourbon county much better anyway and it's been easier to get in larger quantities in the past few years.

Re: What beer are you drinking, Spring 2013

None for us. We sell a fair amount of founders too. I look at brewery expansions with a critical eye nowadays. First with Bells and now founders. Both places promised more of all types of beer. Instead they expanded into more states.

Re: What beer are you drinking, Spring 2013

I grabbed a bottle of KBS at Jungle Jim's last night while I was there picking up some rabbit to make rabbit stew for a bourbon county tasting tomorrow night. Also picked up a Zombie Killer - it's a cherry cyser (mead + hard cider + cherries), which was exactly what I needed last night (after a long day).

Have you aged any Jolly Pumpkin beers? I like the La Roja even more with about a year on it.